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Form  No.  3354-116  Rev  A
52in  Recycler®  Kit
For  Turbo  Force®  Cutting  Unit  for  Mid-Size  Mowers
Model  No.  110-2040
Installation  Instructions
Note:  Deter  mine  the  left  and  right  sides  of  the  mac  hine  from  the  nor  mal  operating  position. 
Safety
Side  Discharge  or  Mulch 
Grass
W  ithout  the  g  rass  deflector  ,  discharge 
co  v  er  ,  or  complete  g  rass  catcher  assembl  y 
mounted  in  place,  y  ou  and  other  s  ar  e 
exposed  to  blade  contact  and  thr  o  wn  de  bris. 
Contact  with  r otating  mo  w  er  blade(s)  and 
thr  o  wn  de  bris  will  cause  injur  y  or  death.
•  Nev  er  r emo  v  e  the  g  rass  deflector  fr  om 
the  mo  w  er  because  the  g  rass  deflector 
r outes  material  do  wn  to  w  ard  the  turf. 
If  the  g  rass  deflector  is  ev  er  dama  ged, 
r eplace  it  immediatel  y  .
•  Nev  er  put  y  our  hands  or  feet  under  the 
mo  w  er  .
•  Nev  er  tr  y  to  clear  the  discharge  ar  ea  or 
mo  w  er  blades  unless  y  ou  disenga  ge  the 
po  w  er  tak  e  of  f  (PT  O)  lev  er  and  tur  n  the 
ignition  k  ey  to  of  f.  Also  r emo  v  e  the  k  ey 
and  pull  the  wir  e  of  f  the  spar  k  plug(s).
Ensure  the  mo  w  er  has  the  hing  ed  g  rass  deflector 
that  disperses  clippings  to  the  side  and  do  wn 
to  w  ard  the  turf  , while  in  side  disc  harg  e  mode  .
T  o  m  ulc  h  g  rass  clippings  , the  baffles  m  ust  be 
installed  into  the  mo  w  er  as  sho  wn  in  the  follo  wing 
ste  ps  .
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Register  at  www.Toro.com.  Original  Instructions  (EN)
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All  Rights  Reserved
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Installation
Loose  Parts
Use  the  chart  below  to  verify  that  all  parts  have  been  shipped.
Step
1 
2 
3
4
5
6
No  parts  required
No  parts  required
No  parts  required
Discharge  plate 
Bolt  (3/8  x  1  inch) 
Flange  nut  (3/8  inch) 
Left  bafe 
Center  bafe 
Right  bafe 
Bolt,  (3/8  x  7/8  inch) 
Flange  nut,  (3/8  inch) 
Bolt,  (3/8  x  1  inch) 
Washer,  (13/32  inch) 
Locknut,  (3/8  inch)
Recycler  blades
Description
Qty.
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–
–
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
8 
8 
1 
1 
1
3
Prepare  the  mower.
Remove  the  existing  blades.
Remove  the  existing  bafes.
Install  the  discharge  plate.
Install  the  bafes.
Install  the  new  blades.
Use
Step
1
Preparing  the  Mower
No  Parts  Required
Procedure
1.  T  horoughly  clean  mo  w  er  dec  k.  All  debris  m  ust 
be  remo  v  ed  to  ensure  baffles  will  fit  properly 
ag  ainst  mo  w  er  dec  k.
2.  R  e  pair  all  bent  or  damag  ed  areas  of  mo  w  er 
dec  k  and  re  place  any  missing  par  ts  .
Step
2
Removing  the  Existing 
Blades
No  Parts  Required
Procedure
R  emo  v  e  the  existing  blades  from  the  spindles 
( Figure  1  ).
Note:   Sa  v   e   the   blades   for   use   when   in   side  
disc  harging  mode  . Use  the  blade  bolt  and  w  asher 
for  installing  the  recycler  blades  in  Ste  p  4.
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A  blade  is  shar  p  .  Contact  with  shar  p  blade 
can  cause  serious  per  sonal  injur  y  .
W  ear  g  lo  v  es  or  wrap  shar  p  edges  of  the 
blade  with  a  ra  g  .
1.  R  emo  v  e  the  flang  e  n  uts  holding  the  baffles  in 
place  ( Figure  2  ).
2.  R  emo  v  e  the  cam  loc  k  and  w  asher  b  y 
unscrewing  it  from  the  adjustable  flo  w  baffle 
( Figure  2  ).
3.  R  emo  v  e  the  six  bolts  holding  the  baffles  in 
place  ( Figure  2  ).
Note:   Sa  v   e   the   baffles   and   hardw   are   for   use  
when  c hanging  to  side  disc  harging  mode  .
Figure  1
1.  Blade
2.  Blade  bolt  5.  Thin  washer
3.  Curved  washer
4.  Spacer
6.  Nut
Step
3
Removing  the  Existing 
Bafes
No  Parts  Required
Procedure 
Note:  In  the  ste  ps  belo  w  , the  bolts  are  threaded 
into  the  mo  w  er  dec  k.  R  emo  v  e  the  n  uts  first  before 
remo  ving  bolts  .
Figure  2
1.  Adjustable  Flow  Bafe  5.  Cam  lock
2.  Left  front  bafe  6.  Washer
3.  Bolt  7.  Mower  deck
4.  Flange  Nut  8.  Discharge  bafe
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Step
Step
4
Installing  the  Discharge 
Plate
Parts  needed  for  this  step:
1
Discharge  plate
2
Bolt  (3/8  x  1  inch)
2
Flange  nut  (3/8  inch)
Procedure
Install  the  disc  harg  e  plate  to  the  outside  of  the 
mounting  brac  k  et  with  2  bolts  (3/8  x  1  inc  h)  and  2 
n  uts  (3/8  inc  h)  ( Figure  3  ).
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Installing  the  Bafes
Parts  needed  for  this  step:
1
Left  bafe
1
Center  bafe
1
Right  bafe
8
Bolt,  (3/8  x  7/8  inch)
8
Flange  nut,  (3/8  inch)
1
Bolt,  (3/8  x  1  inch)
1
Washer,  (13/32  inch)
1
Locknut,  (3/8  inch)
Procedure 
Note:  All  holes  exist  in  the  mo  w  er  dec  k  for 
installing  the  new  baffles  . 
Note:   Loosely  install   the   baffles   to   align   the 
baffles  with  all  existing  holes  in  the  mo  w  er  .
1.  Install  the  right  baffle  into  the  mo  w  er  .
2.  Loosely  install  the  right  baffle  to  the  mo  w  er 
dec  k  with  2  bolts  (3/8  x  7/8  inc  h)  and  2  flang  e 
n  uts  (3/8  inc  h)  ( Figure  4  ).
3.  Loosely  install  the  right  baffle  to  the  disc  harg  e
Figure  3
1.  Discharge 
plate
2.  Bolt  (3/8  x 
1  inch)
3.  Nut  (3/8 
inch)
4.  Mounting 
bracket
plate  with  1  bolt  (3/8  x  7/8  inc  h)  and  1  flang  e 
n  ut  (3/8  inc  h)  ( Figure  4  ).
4.  Install  the  left  baffle  into  the  mo  w  er  .
5.  Loosely  install  the  left  baffle  to  the  mo  w  er 
dec  k  with  2  bolts  (3/8  x  7/8  inc  h)  and  2  flang  e 
n  uts  (3/8  inc  h)  ( Figure  4  ).
6.  Loosely  install  the  left  baffle  to  the  left  front 
of  the  mo  w  er  dec  k  with  1  bolt  (3/8  x  1  inc  h),  1 
w  asher  (13/32  inc  h),  and  1  loc  kn  ut  (3/8  inc  h) 
( Figure  4  ).
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1.  Right  bafe
2.  Left  bafe
Figure  4
3.  Flange  nut,  (3/8  inch)  5.  Bolt,  (3/8  x 1  inch)  7.  Locknut,  (3/8  inch)
4.  Bolt,  (3/8  x  7/8)  6.  Washer,  (13/32  inch)
7.  Install  the  center  baffle  into  the  mo  w  er  .
8.  Loosely  install  the  center  baffle  to  the  left 
baffle  with  1  bolt  (3/8  x  7/8  inc  h)  and  1  flang  e 
n  ut  (3/8  inc  h)  ( Figure  5  ).
1.  Center  bafe
2.  Mower  deck
3.  Bolt,  (3/8  x  7/8)
4.  Flange  nut,  (3/8  inch)
9.  Loosely  install  the  center  baffle  to  the  right 
baffle  with  1  bolt  (3/8  x  7/8  inc  h)  and  1  flang  e 
n  ut  (3/8  inc  h)  ( Figure  5  ).
10.  Loosely  install  the  center  baffle  to  the  top  of 
the  mo  w  er  dec  k  with  1  bolt  (3/8  x  7/8  inc  h) 
and  1  flang  e  n  ut  (3/8  inc  h)  ( Figure  5  ).
Figure  5
5.  Right  bafe
6.  Left  bafe
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Step
6
Installing  the  New  Blades
Parts  needed  for  this  step:
3
Recycler  blades
Procedure 
Important:  T  he  sail  par  t  of  the  blade  (i.e., 
the  tur  ned  up  section)  must  f ace  the  inside  of 
the  mo  w  er  ( Figur  e  6  ).
1.  Adjust  the  blades  b  y  using  the  4  spacers 
(1/4  inc  h)  spacers  on  the  blade  spindle  bolts; 
refer  to  the  Operator’  s  Man  ual.
2.  Install  the  new  blades  to  the  spindles  with 
w  ashers  and  blade  bolts  that  w  ere  previously 
remo  v  ed  ( Figure  6  ).
3.  Tighten  the  blade  bolt  to  75-80  ft-lb  (101-108 
N∙m).
4.  R  otate  the  blades  and  ensure  there  is  clearance 
betw  een  the  blades  and  the  baffles  .
5.  Tighten  all  bolts  and  n  uts  ( Figure  4  and  Figure 
5  ).
A  blade  is  shar  p  .  Contact  with  shar  p  blade 
can  cause  serious  per  sonal  injur  y  .
W  ear  g  lo  v  es  or  wrap  shar  p  edges  of  the 
blade  with  a  ra  g  .
Figure  6
1.  Blade
2.  Blade  bolt  5.  Thin  washer
3.  Curved  washer
4.  Spacer
6.  Nut
Operation
Selecting  the  Proper 
Height-of-Cut
R  emo  v  e  appro  ximately  one  inc  h  or  no  more 
than  1/3  of  the  g  rass  blade  when  cutting  .  In 
ex  ce  ptionally  lush  and  dense  g  rass  y  ou  ma  y  need 
to  raise  the  height-of-cut  setting  or  con  v  er  t  to  side 
disc  harg  e  or  bag  ging  operations  .
Mowing  in  Extreme 
Conditions
Air  is  required  to  cut  and  recut  g  rass  clippings  in 
the  mo  w  er  housing,  so  do  not  set  the  height-of-cut 
too  lo  w  or  totally  sur  round  the  housing  b  y  uncut 
g  rass  .  Alw  a ys  tr  y  to  ha  v  e  one  side  of  the  mo  w  er
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housing  free  from  uncut  g  rass  , allo  wing  air  to  be 
dra  wn  into  the  housing  .  W  hen  making  an  initial 
cut  through  the  center  of  an  uncut  area,  operate 
the  mac  hine  slo  w  er  and  bac  k  up  if  the  mo  w  er 
star  ts  to  clog  .
Mowing  at  Proper  Intervals
Under  most  nor  mal  conditions  y  ou  will  need  to 
mo  w  ev  er  y  4–5  da  ys  .  Ho  w  ev  er  , g  rass  g  ro  ws  at 
different  rates  at  different  times  .  T  hus  , in  order 
to  maintain  the  same  height-of-cut,  whic  h  is  a 
g  ood  practice  , y  ou’ll  need  to  cut  more  frequently 
in  early  spring;  as  the  g  rass  g  ro  wth  rate  slo  ws  in 
mid  summer  , cut  only  ev  er  y  8–10  da  ys  .  If  y ou 
are  unable  to  mo  w  for  an  extended  period  due  to 
w  eather  conditions  or  other  reasons  , con  v  er  t  to 
side  disc  harg  e  or  bag  ging  options  or  mo  w  first 
with  the  height-of-cut  at  a  high  lev  el;  then  mo  w 
ag  ain  2–3  da  ys  later  with  a  lo  w  er  height  setting  .
Mowing  with  Sharp  Blades
A  shar  p  blade  cuts  cleanly  and  without  tearing  or 
shredding  the  g  rass  .  A  dull  blade  will  tear  and 
shred  the  g  rass  .  T  earing  and  shredding  causes  the 
g  rass  to  tur  n  bro  wn  at  the  edg  es  whic  h  impairs 
g  ro  wth  and  increases  susce  ptibility  to  disease  .
After  Operating
T  o  ensure  optim  um  perfor  mance  , clean  the 
underside  of  the  mo  w  er  housing  after  eac  h  use  . 
If  residue  is  allo  w  ed  to  build  up  in  the  mo  w  er 
housing,  cutting  perfor  mance  will  decrease  .
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